Clean It Up

Most people globally use toilet paper every day. Understandably, it isn't something that we tend to talk about. Did you know, in South Africa a family of four uses approximately one toilet roll every 1.5 days? But, as with almost anything, when you start to think about it you realize that it is really interesting. Here are ten of the most fun (a bit unusual) facts about toilet paper. 1. Toilet Paper - Who and when? Well, while everything is literally made in China it's no surprise that toilet paper was invented by Chinese. The earliest recorded use of paper as a toiletry comes from China in the sixth century AD but it only became really popular from the fourteenth century when the Imperial Court of the Ming Dynasty started having it manufactured for the purpose. In 1393 the Court ordered no fewer than 720, 000 sheets to be made to keep the royal seat clean. The astonishing thing is that each sheet measured the equivalent of 60 cm by 90 cm - ...

In spite of the fact that you may not consider it all the time, tissue paper items such as  paper towels ,  restroom tissue ,  facial tissue , and  kitchen towels  – play a critical role in providing solace and convenience in our regular daily lives, both at home and far from home. Other than the basic comfort they give us, tissue products really have an extremely positive story to tell regarding hygiene and health, environment and sustainability, and technology and science. And while this may come across as a surprise, tissue is a surprisingly big business, with worldwide annual sales estimated to be around US$80 billion. In South Africa, tissue is among the highly demanded products as it is estimated that a family of four uses approximately one toilet roll every 1.5 days. While this may be impressive, there are several even more important aspects of tissue paper products that are sometimes overlooked and deserve more discussion, such as the fo...